Hose-reel.



No. 659,996. Patented Oct. l6, I900. G. R. YOUNG.

HOSE HEEL.

(Application filed Feb. 12, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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HOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,996, dated October16, 1900. Application filed February 12, 1900- Serial No. 4,993- (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE REED YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and Improved Hose-Reel, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in reels for hose used forfire-extinguishers or other purposes; and the object is to provide areel the hose on which is connected with a water-supply, the turning ofthe reel to unwind the hose causing a Water-controlled valve to beopened, permitting the water to pass from the supply to the hose, thereel operating to close the valve when turned to wind the hose.

I will describe a hose-reel embodying my invention and then point outthe novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hose-reel embodying my invention. Fig.2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a plan viewshowing the valve-operatin g mechanism.

The reel comprises outer rims 1, connected by spokes 2 with a ring-likehub 3, having spiders or arms 4 at the ends. At one side of the hub apipe 5 is formed, which extends into the space between opposite spokes2, where it is designed to be connected with a hose 6. Atthe end of thehub where the pipe 5 is located a journal 7 is provided, which has abearing in a boxing 8, supported on legs 9. The opposite side of the hubis mounted to rotate on a feed-pipe 10, rigidly secured in a boxing 11,supported on legs 12.

A supply-pipe 13 connects with the outer end of the pipe 10, andcommunicating with the inner end of the said pipe 10 is a tube 14, whichalso communicates with the pipe 5. This tube 14 is designed to rotatewith the reel. I have here shown it as having screw-thread engagementwith one of the spiders 4, and to prevent leakage a stuffing box orgland 15 is connected to the tube 14 and to the pipe 10.

Arranged in the pipe 10 isa plug-valve 16, on the stem of which issecured a segmentrack 17, adapted for engagement with the teeth of abevel gear 18, arranged in the hub. From the opposite end of thesegment-rack 17 a spring 19 extends to a connection with a pin 20,attached to the stufling-box 15.

In operation the pipe 13 is designed to be attached to a hydrant orother supply of water under pressure. Then as the hose is drawn 0E thereel will be rotated, and during this rotation the gear 18, engagingwith the segment-rack 17, will turn the same to rotate the valve 16 toits open position, as indicated in Fig. 2. Therefore the water may passfrom the pipe 13 through the pipe 10, the tube 14, the pipe 5, and thehose. After the hose shall have been drawn out sufficiently to open thevalve it may be farther drawn out without moving the valve, because theteeth of the rack 17 will be out of engagement with the wheel 18. Thenthe reel is turned to wind the hose thereon, the gear 18, engaging withthe rack 17, will move it in a direction to close the valve, thusshutting off the Watersupply to the hose. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A hose-reel, a pipe attached to the hub portion ofsaid reel and adapted for connec* tion with a hose, 2. tube connected tothe hub portion of the reel and communicating with said pipe, a fixedpipe for discharging water into said tube, a valve in the fixed pipe, asegment-rack attached to the stem of said valve, a bevel-gear attachedto the hub of the reel, and adapted for engagement with said rack, and aspring extended from said rack to a stationary support, substantially asspecified.

2. A hose-reel, com prising outer rims, a hub to which' said rims areattached, a pipe at tached to one side of the hub and having its endextended into the reel for connection with a hose, a tube extendedaxially of the hub and communicating with the pipe, another tubecommunicating with the first-named tube and upon which the hub ismounted to rotate, a valve in said other tube, and means operated by arotation of the reel for opening and 010s ing said valve, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE REED YOUNG.

lVitnesses:

JNo. M. PRESCOTT, H. M. THOMAS.

